Completion rate over 50% used as a green light signal for Netflix series.

[An4h0ny]

Originally Posted by HockeySlasher

As someone who is bummed that 1899 got cancelled, there are so many different variables that might skew Netflix’s completion rate.

For example, in 1899’s case, it was just released in early November… just a week or two prior to Wednesday… which obviously was a hit and got renewed, add in the holidays… and the end of the NFL / College football season, I’d argue that there are only so many hours in a day.

I agree and concur that simply using one metric to determine a show's viability is not only short-sighted and simplistic, it's a fundamental mishandling of the entire business model.

They need to spend more money on audience testing and marketing outreach.

A slow-starting show can become a global zeitgeist-y phenomenon at any moment.

So much $ spent on development & production. Then they just move on.

It's pretty insane.